Raptors Khymara Strike Force

Yesterday I started working on what units I have, want, or need in my Raptors army. To make it easier on me I decided to break it down into the individual companies. The Majority of the army will be long to the 10th but other companies will be there to support them. This a rough draft.

Raptors Chapter

Lias Issoden

Chapter Master

Chapter Honor Guard

• Command Staff
• First Born Chaplain
• Primaris Chaplain
• First Born Librarian
• Phobos Librarian
• Primaris Librarian
• First Born Apothecary x2
• Primaris Apothecary
• Chapter Primaris Ancient

• Armory
• 1 Venerable Dreadnought
• 1 Redemptor Dreadnought
• 1 Invictor War Suit
• 2 Impulsors
• 2 Repulsors 
• 2 Predator Destructors
• 1 Repulsor Executioner
• 3 tarantula Sentry guns
• Storm Eagle
• Storm Talon
• Storm Hawk
• 3 Land Speeder Typhoons
• 3 Land Speeder Tempest

• 1st Company
• Imperial Space Marine
• 2 Sternguard Veteran Squads
• Terminator Squad
• Vanguard Veteran Squad

• 5th Company
• First Born LT
• 3 Tactical Squads
• 1 Assault Squad
• 1 Devastator Squad 

• 7th Reserve Company
• 4 Intercessors Squad

• 8th Company
• 2 Inceptor Squads
• 1 Outrider Bike Squad
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• 9th Company
• 1 Aggressor Squad
• 1 Eradicator Squad
• 1 Hellblaster Squad

• 10th Company
• Phobos Shadow Captain
• Phobos LT x2
• First Born LT
• First Born Ancient
• 6 Scout Squads
• 2 Scout Bike Squads
• 2 Infiltrator squads
• 1 Incursor squad
• 2 Reiver squads
• 1 Suppressor Squad
• 2 Eliminator Squads
• Land Speeder

Manic Monday #3- Massive Raptors Update

The Raptors Chapter has been a long time Favorite of mine since I saw them while playing the Fire Warrior Game. One of the reasons I love them is the their paint scheme and use of Camo. Some of my favorite miniatures where the pewter scouts from years past. I still have a lot of them but I may use them for another army where they will look better.

So Years ago I built a Scout Army and painted them OD Green. After a while I sold them. I regretted selling them as there was alot of cool conversions and scenic forest bases. It was a fun army but I had an eye on something else.

Fast forward a few years ago, I was thinking of building an Arbites army and had a bunch of plastic scouts boxes sitting around. And Betrayl of Calth came out. So I threw my hat in the ring to try and build Emperors Children. Eventually that fade went away and I saw all my scouts. I decided to rebuild my Scout Army as offically Raptors and begin toiling away. At the start of 8th Edition I got to play for the first time since mid way through 6th edition. It was small 750 pt game of My Crimson Fists vs my friends Dark Angels. I ended up winning barely. The next time I would play would be my Raptors 10th Co in a mini Campaign for My Gaming Group. While going 1-1-1 was not the start I was going for it I did field a painted army that drew alot of attention from other people in the store and was deemed the most difficult army to deal with. I continued working on my Raptors and eventually burned out. I found The Mighty Brush and was amazed at Luther's Raptor army.

Looking over at my models I was embrassed and felt like I was using a Big Crayon to paint with. And honestly I quit on myself and painting. Occassionaly I would pick up the brush to paint something here or there but just did not have my heart in it. The past few months have been tough, lost  few friends to death last year, my GF's dad passed, and then Covid Hit......

My GF suggested that I work on some models as stress relief. I resumed working on my Grey Knights cause they had most of their stuff built. While painting I got back into the Bolter and Chainsword Ravenspire group as they are Best Group of individuals on there. I entered 3 painting Challenges on the B&C and currently sitting at 2 of the 3 completed

Lockdown Painitng Challenge

May 15 started May 23rd complted

=][= Nurgle's Plague Hobby Challenge =][=

May 1st started June 20th Completed

Back to Badab: A Badab War Community Blog- Kill Team Edition

April 29 Started December 28, 2020 Due Date

The Nurgle Challenge helped me find my love of the Raptors and Trust in my painting. Im getting better with each brust stroke. 

And Since comparing my Complted Apothecaries to the rest of my army something had to be changed. 

Start of Day Friday

 Primer 

Shadow

1st Highlight

2nd Highlight

10th Co

10th Co Ancient and Imperial Space Marine

Armored Support

Apothercaries and Phobos Librarain

Kill Team 

Scout Bikes and Objective Counters

Vanguard/ Phobos Company

Group Shots

1st Wash and Clear coat for  Decals (Saturday)

 Kill Team Updates 

Saturday 

Sunday 

Saturday

Sunday

So I'm Changing the blogs name again. and let's see how long this one stays for.....

Raptors

I was looking over my Raptors Thread on Bolter and Chainsword and saw how far I let them go to the wayside. Multiple Conversions that I never finished or primed. Multiple squads to still paint. I was dealing with burn out, lack of time, personal issues, work, etc.

My Thread, War009's Raptors and other Forces ,on Bolter and Chainsword stated July 8, 2016. I currently sits at 11 pages and 272 posts. and completed models posted on there less than 10. This is not counting models attached to squads. This is really disappointing to me. It should be further along. I have multiple squads "in progress" but I need to churn them out like i have been with my Grey Knights. After airbrushing the Apothecaries and Comms Specialist for kill team, I feel like I can get more done in less time...hopefully.

This is a Prime Example of me not finishing the model- Just needs his Chapter Decal......thats it. Then the 10th Co Chaplain would be done.

Raptors 10th Co Chaplain 

Or here:

Phobos Infilitrators

Primed, bases set up and they were being painted with The Phobos Librarian. guess who was finished

Phobos Librarian

So This week I plan on painting some more Raptors with the airbrush and begin some updating of the other models in the force.

Manic Monday #2

Well here is my Manic Monday post....I was busy painting Friday and did not create a post...

So Completed this weekend:

Grey Knight

Strike Squad Tancrede De Hautville

43 Power Level of Grey knights

Raptors

Bolter and Chainsword Challenges:
-Ravenspire Infirmary Challenge 2020 Completed
-Return to Badab Kill Team Challenge- Comms Specialist Sgt Completed minus his bolter.

Next up in the queue

Grey Knights

Purgation squad (final 7 PL)

Black Templars

 Apothecary base (Test bed paint scheme), Apothecary and Ancient Head 

Raptors

I plan on continuing to work on my Team 7 for the Return to Badab Kill Team for the Bolter and Chainsword group build.  My original vow was this :

NAME: Badab Raptors Recon Team 7

COST: 125

FACTION: Adeptus Astartes

COMMANDERS:

UNITS:

MODEL: Sternguard Sergeant COST: 16

SPECIALISM: Leader LEVEL: 1 ABILITIES: Resourceful WARGEAR: Special Issue Boltgun, Power Sword, Frag Grenades, Krak Grenades

MODEL: Tactical Marine Gunner COST: 16

SPECIALISM: Heavy LEVEL: 1 ABILITIES: Relentless

WARGEAR: Heavy Bolter, Bolt Pistol, Frag Grenades, Krak Grenades

MODEL: Vanguard Sergeant COST: 14

SPECIALISM: Zealot LEVEL: 1 ABILITIES: Frenzied

WARGEAR: Chainsword, Bolt Pistol, Frag Grenades, Krak Grenades

MODEL: Sternguard Veteran COST: 14

SPECIALISM: Demolitions LEVEL: 1 ABILITIES: Breacher

WARGEAR: Special Issue Boltgun, Bolt Pistol, Frag Grenades, Krak Grenades

MODEL: Vanguard Veteran COST: 13

WARGEAR: Chainsword, Bolt Pistol, Frag Grenades, Krak Grenades

MODEL: Tactical Marine COST: 12

WARGEAR: Boltgun, Bolt Pistol, Frag Grenades, Krak Grenade

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MODEL: Scout COST: 10

WARGEAR: Astartes Shotgun, Bolt Pistol, Frag Grenades, Krak Grenades

MODEL: Scout COST: 10

WARGEAR: Astartes Shotgun, Bolt Pistol, Frag Grenades, Krak Grenades

MODEL: Scout COST: 10

WARGEAR: Boltgun, Bolt Pistol, Frag Grenades, Krak Grenades

MODEL: Scout COST: 10

WARGEAR: Boltgun, Bolt Pistol, Frag Grenades, Krak Grenades

Planned Changes:

-Drop the Following Specialists: Vanguard Sgt and Sternguard Veteran 

-Replace them with: Tactical Sgt with Auspex (Comms) and Tactical Marine (Medic)

-Change the 2 bolter scouts for melee scouts

-Change the Vanguard Veteran's loadout to dual chainswords.

-Change the Tactical Marine to a Sternguard Veteran. 

-This would change my points from 125 pts to 124 pts

Also this portion of the team is designated Alpha team with Bravo team bringing up the other 9 planned members of the team.  

Mid Week update

Set you on fire

 Here's your Mid Week update.


So no painting or modeling has been done thanks to my work schedule but that was expected.

Forgeworld has opened! Much rejoicing! Except for the wallet.

Currently my Grey Knights have 2 unbuilt Land Raider/ Phobos/ Crusader/ Redeemer that are waiting to get built. I have been planning on a 3rd and possibly 4th Land Raiders for the army. The 4th would be a Land Raider Prometheus with its quad heavy bolter sponsons for my Inquistor. But that has to wait until 9e drops. But the 3rd Land Raider I purchased today.

FW Land Raider Mk IIb

The FW Land Raider Mk IIb uses Rhino size doors and will be assigned to my Purifiers all 10 them with quad incinerators. I It all uses the Standard Land raider rules.

No pity, No Remorse

Since I was at Forgeworld anyways I picked up the first New purchase for my 9e Black Templars.  Forgewold Black Templar Storm Shields for the Indomitus Crusade Marshall, Castellan, and Sword Brethren.

And why stop there..

Next I went over to Emperor's Fist Bits - Etsy Store and ordered some bits.

When you need it destroyed at -1 to hit

jingle bits

Champion Sword

Backpack bits

power Swords

Tilt Shields

Then finally I hit up Ginfritter gnomish Workshop for Decals 

 

I ordered 1 of each except for the black crosses I ordered 3 of those. 

And tomorrow I'll grab some models to work on.....thinking Built Apothecary and unbuilt Sgt Jovan.......